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Track(s) taken from CDA66459

Danza, RO66 Op 33

composer
Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869)
1857/9; published in Paris in 1860

Philip Martin (piano)
Recording details: September 1990
St Michael's Church, Highgate, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Martin Compton
Engineered by Antony Howell
Release date: June 1991
Total duration: 5 minutes 45 seconds

Cover artwork: The Snake Charmer. Henri Rousseau (1844-1910)
 

Reviews

‘A very enjoyable disc indeed’ (The Good CD Guide)

‘The best Gottschalk disk currently available’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘An important and recommendable issue … to be welcomed wholeheartedly’ (CDReview)
Composed during his time in the West Indies, Danza contrasts the European elegance of the polka with a beguiling Puerto Rican habanera. It neatly encapsulates the two sides of Gottschalk’s musical influences.

from notes by Jeremy Nicholas © 1990

Composée durant son séjour aux Antilles, Danza contraste l’élégance européenne de la polka avec une habanera portoricaine ensorcelante. Elle encapsule habilement les deux influences musicales de Gottschalk.

extrait des notes rédigées par Jeremy Nicholas © 1990
Français: Alain Midoux

Während seiner Zeit in der Karibik komponiert, stellt dieses Werk die europäische Eleganz der Polka einer berückenden puertorikanischen Habanera gegenüber. Es faßt die zwei Pole der musikalischen Einflüsse, unter denen Gottschalk stand, geschickt zusammen.

aus dem Begleittext von Jeremy Nicholas © 1990
Deutsch: Anne Steeb/Bernd Müller

Other albums featuring this work

Gottschalk: The Complete Solo Piano Music
Philip Martin (piano)
CDS44451/88CDs Boxed set (at a special price) — Download only

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